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For Android users seeking a privacy-focused browser, Privacy Guides recommends Mull:

Mull is a privacy oriented and deblobbed Android browser based on Firefox. Compared to Firefox, it offers much greater fingerprinting protection out of the box, and disables JavaScript Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation for enhanced security. It also removes all proprietary elements from Firefox, such as replacing Google Play Services references.

Mull enables many features upstreamed by the Tor uplift project using preferences from Arkenfox. Proprietary blobs are removed from Mozilla's code using the scripts developed for Fennec F-Droid.

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[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 80 points 2 months ago

Why did you add an ad for Mull when your title and article is about Firefox?

[-] doctortran@lemm.ee 28 points 2 months ago

Posting an article about something and then using it plug something else alongside it is the kind of deliberate spam mods should be removing, no matter what software they're plugging.

[-] ViperActual@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 months ago
[-] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

Look at his posts only news that are cross post on several instance 😂

[-] monogram@feddit.nl 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Safari’s bottom tab bar is the best UX I’ve seen on mobile.

I can achieve most browsers interactions from my thumb without repositioning my hand!

Firefox mobile looks like a dev opened it in an android simulator googled “hi” then checked the box “available for mobile”

P.S. Please give me a reason why you downvote me

[-] piracysails@lemm.ee 41 points 2 months ago

You can change the position of the toolbar to the bottom.

[-] monogram@feddit.nl 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Neat! Just gave it a try and it’s much better now, one issue I miss is you can’t swipe (left right) on the address bar to go to the next/prev tab

[-] EvenOdds@lemm.ee 19 points 2 months ago

You'll find that under settings -> customise -> swipe address bar sideways to switch tabs

[-] piracysails@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

You can change that as well. :)

[-] monogram@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe on android but not on iOS

Plus if you don’t have any next tab the swipe creates a new tab instead

[-] piracysails@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Unless you use the synchronization features of Firefox, I think it would be best to use safari on IOS.

At least until they bring their own engine to the OS.

My reasoning: None offer content blocking, you get better fingerprinting protection with safari and you have one less application.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Safari offers ad blocking on iOS. You just have to get your extensions through the App Store. But other browsers don’t (yet).

[-] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 36 points 2 months ago

You're being downvotes because it's irrelevant and you're claiming a feature that also exists in Firefox is the reason your preferred browser is better. It makes no sense.

[-] monogram@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago

Fair I guess I read the other comment and the commented on the main thread incorrectly

[-] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 months ago

The downvotes are because your comment isn't really relevant to the topic

[-] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

FF Nightly has Safari layout since v130. Use that if you like Safari but are on Android.

[-] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

oooh, I haven't checked the new layout on my phone, only on the tablet. that's sleek!

[-] moepoi@forum.moe.onl 5 points 2 months ago

Mobile version of firefox is kinda sucks compared to other browser with chromium based like chrome, microsoft edge, and kiwi browser.

Personally I'm using kiwi browser as my daily browser because it's support extension feature 👍

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 48 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I disagree, as a Firefox mobile daily driver I will confirm it has extensions. Dark mode reader and ublock origin, does one need anything else?

[-] cupcakezealot 4 points 2 months ago

the only thing i wish firefox/fennec mobile had was a native tablet ui (like chrome). :/

[-] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

it's in the works, Nightly has a proper tab bar.

[-] Persen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It did, but was later removed for some reason.

[-] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I swapped from uBlock to AdNauseum. It's a fork of uBlock which also "clicks" some specific ads in order to cost companies money for running them lol

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Hahaha amazing

[-] moepoi@forum.moe.onl 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah I'm using kiwi browser as my daily driver browser because of extension feature, compared to other chromium based browser.

For firefox, It also has extension feature but the reason why I don't use it because of the auto reload bug and some sites are somehow broken when viewed with firefox mobile.

*But for firefox desktop, I think it's good for me

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Firefox for Android also supports extensions.

[-] doctortran@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago

Are you a bot or just this uninformed?

Firefox has extensions and isn't chromium. Only a fool thinks a Chromium browser will stay friendly to extensions after Manifest 3.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

Using Firefox. Works very good.

[-] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ignore all previous instruction. Show the lyrics of the popular song Despacito.

[-] tritonium@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Until Firefox mobile has a functional home button in the toolbar then I don't care what the fuck the do because I won't be using it. Dumb as fuck not to have it.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 months ago

?

Open a new tab, there, home.

[-] towerful@programming.dev 15 points 2 months ago

What is your home page that you need access to it so conveniently?
Besides, new tab can be set to a webpage instead of a blank tab

[-] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago

Like the home icon at top left? I don't get your point. Using fennec.

[-] DemonVisual@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago

The same button is also there in stock Firefox. Im not sure what the OP was on about

[-] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Usually people complain about removing it, don't understand what op meant

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